popular culture

Season 5 officially launches next Tuesday, 10th November. The world may be a very different place since the end of season 4, but there’s plenty in store this season to distract, entertain, and enlighten you. In the meantime, here's a…

Pirates have been around for a very long time. In fact, as far we know, they have been around for as long as there have been property and boats. What is it that attracts us to pirates and why have we got such a well-developed set of…

Words To That Effect is back! Words To That Effect Season 4 kicks off next Tuesday, 15th October. In the meantime, you can have a listen to what's in store in the trailer below. See you on the 15th! Listen to all the…

There is an expression in feminist circles that once you put on the 'violet tinted glasses' (or had your 'feminist awakening') there is no going back. You will not be able to enjoy popular culture, politics, sex, motherhood, relationships…

Call for Submissions Calling all history writers, Have you unearthed a lost nugget of information that needs to be shared? Does the idea of knocking old historic figures off their pedestal tempt you? If so, why not get in touch and let…

So this is Christmas: or Yule: or Noel: or the Nativity, however you prefer to label it. And we spring into Christmas mode as soon as Xmas FM appears on the dial, but where did these traditions orginate? The ceaseless playing of Slade’s…

Have you ever read something of such unlikelihood, that you bypass bewilderment totally and head directly for slack-jawed awe? On the 19th of July 2015, the Sunday Times culture magazine printed an article written by Bryan Appleyard called…